The state budget was delivered yesterday. The Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, kindly emailed me with an explainer as to why it was good.
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The state government should be on trial for their incompetence. Unfortunately there won’t be another state election soon.
The health service is Tasmania lurches from crisis to crisis. Why won’t the state government act to improve the lives of Tasmanians?
In my debut address, I tackled the contentious Macquarie Point stadium funding, unveiling how creative accounting is stretching Tasmanians’ trust and budgets.
Imagine if Premier Jeremy Rockcliff addressed the CommSec report on Tasmania’s economic outlook with candid honesty?
The Gunn’s Plain pulp mill did for former Premier Paul Lennon. Is Jeremey Rockliff going to make the same mistake?
This story from the future serves as a cautionary tale about unchecked ambition and a white elephant of a Hobart stadium.
Being told what we want, even if we don’t want it.
Flashy spending vs smart investing? It’s about priorities.
What has London at the turn of the century and Hobart got in common. Quite a bit, actually.
